Meet the FOX 17 and Lake Michigan Credit Union Person of the Year
Photo by: FOX 17 Chief Photojournalist Brian Farber
Janice Allen and Derek Francis with winner Mikayla Linebaugh at her home in Belding.
and last updated 2021-01-21 20:00:39-05
KENT COUNTY, Mich. â The FOX 17 and Lake Michigan Credit Union Pay it Forward Person of the Year. is Mikayla Linebaugh!
The award was announced during Thursday s Pay it Awards Special on FOX 17.
As the winner, Linebaugh received a $2,500 prize from Lake Michigan Credit Union, along with a gorgeous bouquet from Easter Floral.
Linebaugh was featured in September for creating the B Foundation to help families dealing with cancer in her hometown of Belding.
SW Michigan wineries adapt to pandemic challenges
Wineries explore creative solutions to drum up business amid the pandemic.
and last updated 2021-01-21 22:45:34-05
BARODA, Mich. â Like bars and restaurants, Michigan wineries have faced extended closures and restrictions in light of the pandemic. We were shut down, what, two months plus, and then this latest shut down.we re still down right now, Moersch told FOX 17 News. You know, being down 20, 30% isn t ideal, but you know we re paying the bills, and you know just having to streamline things.
Moersch and his team have gotten creative to find ways to allow customers to still enjoy their properties and wine products.
AKA Sorority reacts to sorority sister Kamala Harris sworn in as Vice President
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and last updated 2021-01-20 22:35:55-05
KENT COUNTY, Mich. â Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., watched along with the world as Kamala Harris was sworn in as Vice President of the United States Wednesday.
The first woman and first Black woman to serve as Vice President is also a member of the very first Black sorority. It was a very, very proud moment as a Black person and an extremely proud moment as a woman of Alpha Kappa Alpha even more so, said Jamie Gordon, president of the Theta Chi Omega chapter in Grand Rapids. It was really, really emotional; it was kind of surreal. I m a 60s baby; I never thought I d see a Black president, let alone a Black female vice president.